An Iraqi plane carrying 216 passengers made an emergency landing late Sunday at Kuwait International Airport, said head of Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) Operations Saleh Al-Faddaghi.

The plane, which took off from Baghdad airport towards New Delhi, made the emergency landing at Kuwait airport after discovering a technical failure inside one of the engines, he told KUNA in a statement.

The plane landed safely and all passengers were safe, he said, indicating that the airport dealt with the situation in line with measures taken in such a case.